[b]Note:[/b] Since the 280.26 WHQL driver is very similar to the recent 280.19 BETA driver, the prior 280.19 feedback thread will used to provide feedback for the latest 280.26 WHQL driver.

Today we posted our first official NVIDIA WHQL display driver from our R280 driver branch. The new NVIDIA WHQL display driver 280.26 is available for download from our main download drivers page for NVIDIA Geforce desktop/notebook/ION GPUs and includes a few minor fixes over the prior R280.19 BETA driver. Display driver 280.26 adds support for windowed 3d video playback using the NVIDIA 3D Vision Player and SLI support for 3D Vision Live Youtube 3D but the focus for this driver is mainly targeted at bug fixes. For more information on the new R280.26 driver, please visit:

[b]Please note: If providing feedback on these drivers, please pay attention to the info we require at the bottom of this post. If you do not include this information, it may push the priority of your issue down or may make it impossible for us to reproduce your issue. [/b]

You may download the appropriate driver for your NVIDIA GPU by choosing the type and operating system from the links below.

Notes:
Notebooks supporting Hybrid Power technology with Intel chipsets are not supported by this release.
The following Sony VAIO notebooks are supported: Sony VAIO F Series with NVIDIA GeForce 310M, GeForce GT 335M, GeForce GT 425M, GeForce GT 520M or GeForce GT 540M. Other Sony VAIO notebooks are not supported at this time (please contact Sony for driver support).
Fujitsu notebooks are not supported by this release (Fujitsu Siemens notebooks are supported).
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[b]Providing Driver Feedback:[/b]

Please provide feedback on these drivers here so that I may compile the information and pass it along to our software team. When you reply to this thread with your feedback, please include the following as best you can to help us reproduce the issue you are experiencing. Below I have broken down the information which will help us best to reproduce your issue based on the type of issue you are experiencing. I know it seems like we are asking for a lot of information but the more information we have, the easier it will be for us to reproduce your issue. Of course if have trouble providing some of the information below, that is fine. If you can add your system information to your profile's signature, that would also be of tremendous help as users will sometimes confirm a bug affects their system as well but do not provide any system information to assist us in reproducing an issue. Thank you for your time.

[u][b]Driver fails to install/complete errors:[/b][/u]
If the NVIDIA display driver installer fails to install because of some type of install error, please provide the following information:
1) Desktop/notebook make or model (if you have a custom PC, simply note Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)
2) Please indicated the previous driver version you were using
3) How was the driver installed?
-Express Installation
-Custom Installation
-Custom Installation with option Perform Clean Install selected
4) Is Microsoft UAC enabled/disabled?
5) Have you used any registry cleaner/optimizer/security tool since the last successful NVIDIA driver installation?
6) Are you using any anti-virus program? If so, which one?
7) If you can, please follow the instructions below to provide us with your installation logs:

-Open a Command Prompt window.
-Navigate in the Command Prompt window to the folder where the NVIDIA display driver files were extracted to. For Windows 7 x64 for example, it would be:

C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\275.33\Vista 64-bit\English

-Run the following command:

setup.exe -log:"C:\NVlog" -loglevel:6

-We will need the file generated by the setup installer in the c:\nvlog directory. Also, please send us the setupapi log from here:

C:\Windows\INF\Setupapi.*.log

Another user posted a simpler way for those not familiar with command prompts here:
http://forums.nvidia...dpost&p=1240721

8) Last but not least, we could also use a Process Monitor log. To do this, download the following utility and unzip it:
http://technet.micro...ernals/bb896645

Open the program and then choose "Save". The saved file will also help us isolate the cause of your installation issue.

Please note, the above does not include installation errors because the driver does not support your product. If you have a notebook which is not supported by this driver and you would like to request that it be added to a future driver, skip down below to the Notebook Display Driver Request section.

[u][b]Stuttering/Poor application/game performance[/b][/u]

1)Title of game and version
2) Is this game a disc install, Steam, D2D, GOG, etc.?
3) What version of the game are you running?
4) PC/Laptop make and model (if you are running custom PC, please state Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)
5) Please provide custom in game or in the NVIDIA Control Panel 3d settings used with game (for example what screen resolution are you running, what quality settings in game do you have the game running at, etc.)
6) Operating system
7) Power supply make and model
8) Amount of system memory installed
9) Did this problem occur with a previous driver? If not, please indicate last known working driver
10) Is 3D Vision enabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel? Is 3d stereo enabled in game? If yes to either of these, do you get the same problem if 3D Vision is completely disabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel?
11) If necessary, please provide description of how to reproduce stuttering (ie if you need to navigate to a special section in the game or play for a specific amount of time before the problem starts to occur)
12) What is your graphics card make and model? Is it factory overclocked? If factory overclocked, does turning down the clock settings resolve your issue?
13) Are you running an SLI system? If so, does the problem go away if you disable SLI?
14) Are you running more than one display?
15) Sound card make and model (if you are using onboard sound card, you can just state onboard sound card)
16) Does this reproduce with other games/applications or just one particular game/application
17) If this is a game, please provide FRAPS logs if possible showing the stuttering/low performance:
http://www.fraps.com/

[u][b]Graphic Corruption/Missing Graphics[/b][/u]

1)Title of game and version
2) Is this game a disc install, Steam, D2D, GOG, etc.?
3) What version of the game are you running?
4) PC/Laptop make and model (if you are running custom PC, please state Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)
5) Please provide custom in game or in the NVIDIA Control Panel 3d settings used with game (for example what screen resolution are you running, what quality settings in game do you have the game running at, etc.)
6) Operating system
7) Did this problem occur with a previous driver? If not, please indicate last known working driver. Also, if you are able to, please try reverting back to the previous driver and see if the problem goes away.
8) What is your graphics card make and model? Is it factory overclocked? If factory overclocked, does turning down the clock settings resolve your issue?
9) Are you running an SLI system? If so, does the problem go away if you disable SLI?
10) Does this reproduce with other games/applications or just one particular game/application
11) If possible, please provide screenshots showing the graphic corruptions you are seeing.

[u][b]Monitor/HDTV connectivity/detection issues:[/b][/u]

1) Display make and model (if you know the firmware version, please provide this as well)
2) How is display connected (HDMI, DVI, VGA, etc.)
3) If you are using an adapter in between the display and graphics card, please state the type of adapter (ie DisplayPort to HDMI, DVI to VGA, etc.)
4) Have you tested the other ports on your graphics card?
5) Is this problem specific to this driver or did it occur with previous drivers?
6) Approximately how long of a cable are you using (does not need to be exact)
7) Graphics card make and model
8) Graphics card video BIOS version
9) If possible, please provide a log file by using the built in Windos displaydiag.exe utility. More than likely you will only be able to do so if you have another monitor you can attach to your PC so that you can see your Windows desktop. Make sure the problematic display is also attached. You will find this utility at:

c:\windows\system32\displaydiag.exe

Once you run the file, it will create a new log file right underneath the file displaydiag.exe. Please provide this log file.

[u][b]Miscellaneous Graphics Card Issues[/b][/u]

1)Step by step instructions if necessary on how to reproduce problem?
2) How long does it take for the problem to appear?
3) Does this problem occur with previous drivers (if not, which driver version were you previously using)?
4) Desktop/Notebook make and model(If custom, please state "Custom PC" and provide the motherboard make and model):
5) Graphics Cards/Processors used in your Desktop:
6) Amount of system memory installed:
7) Operating System:

[u][b]Notebook Display Driver Request[/b][/u]

If you are reporting that your notebook GPU is not supported by this driver release, please provide the following info:

1) Make and model of notebook
2) NVIDIA GPU model
3) Device ID of GPU. To get the Device ID of your GPU, please do the following:
-Open your Windows Device Manager
-Double-click on the "Display Adapters" icon
-Right-click over the icon for your NVIDIA GPU
-Select "Properties"
-From the Properties window, select the "Details" tab
-From the drop down "Property" box, select "Hardware Ids"
-Copy the first line shown and paste it into your report. It would look something like this:

Note: Since the 280.26 WHQL driver is very similar to the recent 280.19 BETA driver, the prior 280.19 feedback thread will used to provide feedback for the latest 280.26 WHQL driver.

Today we posted our first official NVIDIA WHQL display driver from our R280 driver branch. The new NVIDIA WHQL display driver 280.26 is available for download from our main download drivers page for NVIDIA Geforce desktop/notebook/ION GPUs and includes a few minor fixes over the prior R280.19 BETA driver. Display driver 280.26 adds support for windowed 3d video playback using the NVIDIA 3D Vision Player and SLI support for 3D Vision Live Youtube 3D but the focus for this driver is mainly targeted at bug fixes. For more information on the new R280.26 driver, please visit:

Please note: If providing feedback on these drivers, please pay attention to the info we require at the bottom of this post. If you do not include this information, it may push the priority of your issue down or may make it impossible for us to reproduce your issue.

You may download the appropriate driver for your NVIDIA GPU by choosing the type and operating system from the links below.

Please provide feedback on these drivers here so that I may compile the information and pass it along to our software team. When you reply to this thread with your feedback, please include the following as best you can to help us reproduce the issue you are experiencing. Below I have broken down the information which will help us best to reproduce your issue based on the type of issue you are experiencing. I know it seems like we are asking for a lot of information but the more information we have, the easier it will be for us to reproduce your issue. Of course if have trouble providing some of the information below, that is fine. If you can add your system information to your profile's signature, that would also be of tremendous help as users will sometimes confirm a bug affects their system as well but do not provide any system information to assist us in reproducing an issue. Thank you for your time.

Driver fails to install/complete errors:

If the NVIDIA display driver installer fails to install because of some type of install error, please provide the following information:

1) Desktop/notebook make or model (if you have a custom PC, simply note Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)

2) Please indicated the previous driver version you were using

3) How was the driver installed?

-Express Installation

-Custom Installation

-Custom Installation with option Perform Clean Install selected

4) Is Microsoft UAC enabled/disabled?

5) Have you used any registry cleaner/optimizer/security tool since the last successful NVIDIA driver installation?

6) Are you using any anti-virus program? If so, which one?

7) If you can, please follow the instructions below to provide us with your installation logs:

-Open a Command Prompt window.

-Navigate in the Command Prompt window to the folder where the NVIDIA display driver files were extracted to. For Windows 7 x64 for example, it would be:

C:\NVIDIA\DisplayDriver\275.33\Vista 64-bit\English

-Run the following command:

setup.exe -log:"C:\NVlog" -loglevel:6

-We will need the file generated by the setup installer in the c:\nvlog directory. Also, please send us the setupapi log from here:

C:\Windows\INF\Setupapi.*.log

Another user posted a simpler way for those not familiar with command prompts here:

http://forums.nvidia...dpost&p=1240721

8) Last but not least, we could also use a Process Monitor log. To do this, download the following utility and unzip it:

http://technet.micro...ernals/bb896645

Open the program and then choose "Save". The saved file will also help us isolate the cause of your installation issue.

Please note, the above does not include installation errors because the driver does not support your product. If you have a notebook which is not supported by this driver and you would like to request that it be added to a future driver, skip down below to the Notebook Display Driver Request section.

Stuttering/Poor application/game performance

1)Title of game and version

2) Is this game a disc install, Steam, D2D, GOG, etc.?

3) What version of the game are you running?

4) PC/Laptop make and model (if you are running custom PC, please state Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)

5) Please provide custom in game or in the NVIDIA Control Panel 3d settings used with game (for example what screen resolution are you running, what quality settings in game do you have the game running at, etc.)

6) Operating system

7) Power supply make and model

8) Amount of system memory installed

9) Did this problem occur with a previous driver? If not, please indicate last known working driver

10) Is 3D Vision enabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel? Is 3d stereo enabled in game? If yes to either of these, do you get the same problem if 3D Vision is completely disabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel?

11) If necessary, please provide description of how to reproduce stuttering (ie if you need to navigate to a special section in the game or play for a specific amount of time before the problem starts to occur)

12) What is your graphics card make and model? Is it factory overclocked? If factory overclocked, does turning down the clock settings resolve your issue?

13) Are you running an SLI system? If so, does the problem go away if you disable SLI?

14) Are you running more than one display?

15) Sound card make and model (if you are using onboard sound card, you can just state onboard sound card)

16) Does this reproduce with other games/applications or just one particular game/application

17) If this is a game, please provide FRAPS logs if possible showing the stuttering/low performance:

http://www.fraps.com/

Graphic Corruption/Missing Graphics

1)Title of game and version

2) Is this game a disc install, Steam, D2D, GOG, etc.?

3) What version of the game are you running?

4) PC/Laptop make and model (if you are running custom PC, please state Custom PC and provide your motherboard make and model)

5) Please provide custom in game or in the NVIDIA Control Panel 3d settings used with game (for example what screen resolution are you running, what quality settings in game do you have the game running at, etc.)

6) Operating system

7) Did this problem occur with a previous driver? If not, please indicate last known working driver. Also, if you are able to, please try reverting back to the previous driver and see if the problem goes away.

8) What is your graphics card make and model? Is it factory overclocked? If factory overclocked, does turning down the clock settings resolve your issue?

9) Are you running an SLI system? If so, does the problem go away if you disable SLI?

10) Does this reproduce with other games/applications or just one particular game/application

11) If possible, please provide screenshots showing the graphic corruptions you are seeing.

Monitor/HDTV connectivity/detection issues:

1) Display make and model (if you know the firmware version, please provide this as well)

2) How is display connected (HDMI, DVI, VGA, etc.)

3) If you are using an adapter in between the display and graphics card, please state the type of adapter (ie DisplayPort to HDMI, DVI to VGA, etc.)

4) Have you tested the other ports on your graphics card?

5) Is this problem specific to this driver or did it occur with previous drivers?

6) Approximately how long of a cable are you using (does not need to be exact)

7) Graphics card make and model

8) Graphics card video BIOS version

9) If possible, please provide a log file by using the built in Windos displaydiag.exe utility. More than likely you will only be able to do so if you have another monitor you can attach to your PC so that you can see your Windows desktop. Make sure the problematic display is also attached. You will find this utility at:

c:\windows\system32\displaydiag.exe

Once you run the file, it will create a new log file right underneath the file displaydiag.exe. Please provide this log file.

Miscellaneous Graphics Card Issues

1)Step by step instructions if necessary on how to reproduce problem?

2) How long does it take for the problem to appear?

3) Does this problem occur with previous drivers (if not, which driver version were you previously using)?

4) Desktop/Notebook make and model(If custom, please state "Custom PC" and provide the motherboard make and model):

5) Graphics Cards/Processors used in your Desktop:

6) Amount of system memory installed:

7) Operating System:

Notebook Display Driver Request

If you are reporting that your notebook GPU is not supported by this driver release, please provide the following info:

1) Make and model of notebook

2) NVIDIA GPU model

3) Device ID of GPU. To get the Device ID of your GPU, please do the following:

-Open your Windows Device Manager

-Double-click on the "Display Adapters" icon

-Right-click over the icon for your NVIDIA GPU

-Select "Properties"

-From the Properties window, select the "Details" tab

-From the drop down "Property" box, select "Hardware Ids"

-Copy the first line shown and paste it into your report. It would look something like this:

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0A2B&SUBSYS_9072104D&REV_A2

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firefox 5.01 using gpu acceleration, has some issues with 3d clocks. it jumps from full 3d clock to low power 3d and so on.. i never had that, well only in winxp with 275.33, Win7 was fine.. but now i see it in win7 with 280.19. /mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mad:' />

this is while checking forums +opening new tabs and scrolling up and down..
[img]http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/82globe/driver%20testing/clock280ff.png[/img] [IMG]http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx294/82globe/driver%20testing/ffusage2.png[/IMG]

about Crysis2 and Anisotropic filtering, does that mean i can't force it anymore? Because by default it looks like its not using it and all distant textures look washed out..

firefox 5.01 using gpu acceleration, has some issues with 3d clocks. it jumps from full 3d clock to low power 3d and so on.. i never had that, well only in winxp with 275.33, Win7 was fine.. but now i see it in win7 with 280.19. /mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mad:' />

this is while checking forums +opening new tabs and scrolling up and down..

about Crysis2 and Anisotropic filtering, does that mean i can't force it anymore? Because by default it looks like its not using it and all distant textures look washed out..

[quote name='FattysGoneWild' date='28 July 2011 - 10:35 PM' timestamp='1311885334' post='1271835']
[b]Although marked as beta, this driver recently received Microsoft WHQL certification and will be re-released soon as a WHQL driver.[/b]

That makes zero sense as this should have been released as a WHQL today if so?
[/quote]
It makes perfect sense. Manuel is just saying that its a stable driver and that it has already recieved the whql stamp.

[quote name='CasX' date='28 July 2011 - 01:55 PM' timestamp='1311886532' post='1271847']
It makes perfect sense. Manuel is just saying that its a stable driver and that it has already recieved the whql stamp.
[/quote]

[quote name='The Hunter' date='28 July 2011 - 09:35 PM' timestamp='1311888917' post='1271871']
to note : gpu 3d power usage+ Web browsing..Its almost fine now, but what i did was put my pc to sleep and when i woke it up i got this; Normal gpu voltage low3D like it should be.
[/quote]

Very odd, worked for me too /confused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':confused:' />

thing is at first i cude install the 280.19 drivers over the 275.33 but for some reason the control panel wuld not work,so i decided to do a "clean install" per the guide thats is hire follow'd it exactly only to find out i cant install eny drivers enymore meaning 275 and up havent tryd erlier ones(fortunatly i did manage to install the 275.33 via windows update)but i cant understand why i cant install the drivers i cud install before normali.
the installer keeps failing at eather driver or control panal
i hope the information i supply'd is suficient if not i'l be happy to supply more just tell me what

3:the driver was installd custom install (at first but try'd every way after that)

4:slider set to the bottom shuld be desabled (do still got a massage weather to install or not)

5: at first it did install 280.19 driver but control panel did not seam to work so i unistalld per this threads instructions http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=169555 used as indicated (suspect as reason for failing subsequent installs)

6:im using eset nod32 smart security 5 had it enabled at first then try'd with disableing it at startup (but there was no change)

thing is at first i cude install the 280.19 drivers over the 275.33 but for some reason the control panel wuld not work,so i decided to do a "clean install" per the guide thats is hire follow'd it exactly only to find out i cant install eny drivers enymore meaning 275 and up havent tryd erlier ones(fortunatly i did manage to install the 275.33 via windows update)but i cant understand why i cant install the drivers i cud install before normali.

the installer keeps failing at eather driver or control panal

i hope the information i supply'd is suficient if not i'l be happy to supply more just tell me what

I don't have the gpu acceleration enabled on mozilla firefox 5, but i have sometimes that spike reaching 77% and then down quick to 0%.
And the card is a little hotter than with 275 driver, about 3 degrees hot.